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<br />NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT A TION (N CDOT) <br />"LITTER ¡SWEEP" STATE ROAD CLEANUP <br /> <br />1. Organize volunteers from your church, club, neighborhood, family, place of work, school, local <br />government, etc., who are interested in sprucing up your community and showing pride in North <br />Carolina. Decide on a date and time to do your cleanup. Remember to determine a "rain" date in case <br />of inclement weather on the original date. It is important to review safety procedures and each <br />person's role in the cleanup; <br /> <br />Plan a party, meal or outing to take place after the cleanup to celebrate your efforts and the giving of <br />your time and energy to beautify your community. <br /> <br />2. Choose a state road you would like to clean. You may have a road in mind already. It may be -- a <br />road in your immediate neighborhood -- a road you travel to work -- the road in front of your church -- <br />any state road you think should be cleaner and would make you prouder of your community. <br /> <br />If you need help in choosing a road to clean, call your NCDOT county maintenance office or Adopt- <br />A-Highway coordinator. They can recommend roads that need cleaning in your area. <br /> <br />3. Pick up your cleanup supplies from your NCDOT county maintenance yard well before your cleanup <br />day. It would be a good idea to call the maintenance yard and reserve your supplies. Each county will <br />have orange safety vests; orange bags (for general trash); blue bags (for recycling plastic, metal and <br />glass); and gloves. Some counties have pickup sticks available. <br /> <br />4. After your cleanup, close and tie litter-filled orange bags and leave them on the side ofthe road <br />several yards away from the pavement. Call your NCDOT county maintenance office or Adopt-A- <br />Highway coordinator and give the number of bags and their exact location on the roadside. NCDOT <br />will pick up the bags and take them to the landfill. <br /> <br />5. Take blue bags filled with recyclable materials to a recycling facility of your choice and keep all <br />money earned. <br /> <br />6. Win a prize (1 8t $250; 2nd $100; and 3rd $50) for the most unusual litter found on the roadside during <br />the cleanup. To enter, complete and mail an entry form with photo of the litter and the person(s) who <br />found it. Visit our web site or call your county Adopt-A-Highway coordinator for a form. <br /> <br />7. Receive a certificate of appreciation for helping in the cleanup. Simply complete and submit a request <br />form. Visit our web site or call your county Adopt-A-Highway coordinator for a form. <br /> <br />8. Get safety procedures and guidelines for participating in the cleanup from our web site. <br /> <br />www.ncdot.or/!/-littersweeo <br />CLICK ON "FORMS" TO VIEW OR PRINT <br /> <br />POSTERS FORMS SAFETY PROCEDURES <br />ADOPT -HIGHWAY COORDINATOR TELEPHONE LISTING <br />NCDOT MAINTENANCE YARD TELEPHONE LISTING <br /> <br />"LITTERSWEEP" HOTLINE: 800-331-5864 (Raleigh) <br /> <br />¡:..JO <br />